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Treatment, results and complications of fractures with follow-up ≥6 months
| Fractures | n = 69 |
|---|---|
| Follow up | = 12.4 months |
| Treatment | |
| ORIF | 42 (61%) |
| Excision | 18 (26%) |
| Non-operative | 8 (12%) |
| Hemiarthroplasty | 1 |
| Results | |
| Union | 37 (88%) |
| Complications | |
| Early fixation failure | 5 (12%) |
| Pipkin III | 2 |
| Repeat trauma | 3 |
| Avascular necrosis/post-traumatic degenerative joint disease | 6 (9%) |
| Heterotopic ossification | 28 (40%) |
| Brooker I | 17 |
| Brooker II | 4 |
| Brooker III | 4 |
| Brooker IV | 3 |
